OREANDA-NEWS  The Russian stock market on Monday showed the growth of the leading indices. Following the results of the trading session, the Moscow Stock Exchange index rose by 0.72% to 2,139.21 points, the RTS dollar index - by 1.43% to 977.29 points.

The dollar exchange rate by the end of the day decreased by 0.91%, to 69.29 rubles, the euro - by 2.15%, to 73.55 rubles.

"At the start of the last trading week of the year, the Russian stock market was moderately adjusted upwards in the conditions of an external market lull. On the main world exchanges in the United States and Europe, trading was not held on Monday due to the Catholic Christmas holidays. Stock exchanges in Asia worked and finished the day in a good plus," commented Alexander Bakhtin, investment strategist at BCS World of Investments.

The leaders of growth on the Russian stock market were shares of Fesco (+3.83%), Segezha (+3%) and Magnita (+2.62%). Among the leaders of the fall were receipts hh.ru (-2.65%), shares of Qiwi (-1.92%), receipts of Cyana (-1.85%) and X5 Retail Group holding (-1.84%).